The Loveless Rambler

You’re a stranger who hides herself from everyone Even Me…The person who brought you out of your home It’s hard for you to love, when it’s been a long, cold, blustery winter for that heart of yours But spring has come ever so sweetly The sun won’t shine for long So I will say to that fragile, broken face, “Welcome home, you Loveless Rambler.” Your eyes light up, with a hungry look for happiness You and I will talk for a while You tell me such things that make me smile Your best escape is music And kittens make you feel all warm and foolish After a little, you say you should go home Home to you is going back to being hidden Home is pain, where it rains 24/7 of sorrow&amp; the feeling of being forgotten Before you take off, I look at you and say with a weary expression on my face, “I love you…Take care” You just face the other way; I can sense your agony as you hear the bittersweet words I gaze at the ground, I see you run off out of the corner of my eye Your heart is beating quick and hard with balance Tears run down your face at a fast but steady pace as your feet hit the ground The sparkles of the salty water shine like diamonds on that porcelain white face of yours They fall like glass, swift but broken Your hands grasp a skinny purple pen with your name engraved on the side You write out all of your heart and mind All the thoughts and words create a diary, just for you to read and no one else Your heart starts to mend itself slow but tenderly The small booklet is your haven, as well as my voice When you hear my voice, I know you’re giving yourself a tiny smile as I say lovingly, “Hello, my Loveless Rambler, I’ve been expecting you.”

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